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The image is a view from the summit of Mullach Mor on Hirta, the main island of the St Kilda archipelago. Boreray is the bigger island to the right. The central stac is Stac Lee (NA1405) and to the left is Stac an Armin (NA1506). by Phil Thirkell Introduction The St Kilda archipelago is located about 65 km WNW of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides (Na h-Eileanan an Iar). It comprises three main islands (Hirta, Soay and Boreray) as well as Dun and many sea stacks. Hirta was inhabited for many centuries (it is unlikely that any of the other islands were ever permanently inhabited), but finally in 1930 the remaining inhabitants requested relocation to the mainland of Scotland, where the men found work in forestry or similar occupations. The last 36 residents left on 29 August that year. ....
10 Bizarre Cold War Tales Left Out Of History Books Although we already know a bit about the famous affairs that happened during the Cold War, that particular era spanned more than four decades enough time for a lot of wackiness. Aside from learning about the slew of ridiculous government projects, let’s also get to know some of the other little-known, extremely strange events which took place in that period. 10North Korea And The US Almost Went To War Over A Tree This one arguably ranks somewhere among the most bizarre reasons to start a war. Known as the Poplar Tree Incident, the whole fiasco started on August 17, 1976. American soldiers tried to trim a huge poplar tree that had been obscuring visibility in the middle of the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone. Previously, the North Koreans had refused to allow the men to trim the tree. Now, they murdered two of the Americans and injured another nine. ....